how to pronounce loathsome

/ˈloʊðsəm/

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loathsome is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of loathsome in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that is really loathsome we have to put …”

meanings of loathsome

adjective:

Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.

loathsome frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word loathsome occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics loathsome can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that loathsome can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;